Archive for October, 2007
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 31, 2007 12:21pm
Yesterday, Case Western Reserve University hosted both in RL and SL their Faculty Technology Showcase-- with versions of project posters available at Case's location on the ClevelandPlus sim.
Live video streamed in the overviews provided by the faculty, but in addition, we got to listen to a moving lunch time (well lunch time in Cleveland) keynote by Lev Book (aka RL Lev Gonick, Case CIO).
Look below for our audio recording of Lev's remarks, very much worth listening to as he ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 29, 2007 05:21pm
Please join us for Case Western Reserve University’s First Annual Faculty Technology Showcase in Second Life. We are streaming live presentations, including a keynote address by Lev Book (aka Case CIO Dr. Lev Gonick). Posters and handouts will also be part of the showcase.
The showcase will highlight faculty use of technology in teaching and provide an opportunity to explore instructional technology innovations. In Second Life, you can see the showcase posters and interact with the presenters.
Learn about:
Clickers in the ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 27, 2007 07:25am
Rummage through your inventory for a costume and join us Monday, Oct 29 for the next NMC Teacher's Buzz Session- a Halloween celebration hosted at a new Gothic Literature sim built by the dynamic duo Eloise Pasteur and Desideria Stockton.
Of course, when you think about it, the notion of "dressing up in a costume" in Second Life has some sort of weird recursive effect. Don't think about, just be creative. We have some Linden prize money set up for best ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 26, 2007 03:42pm
Here at the Campus Observer, we have enjoyed watching Professor Beliveau's experience in Second Life -- going way back to the beginning when he refused to give his credit card and tried to make it by scrounging casino money ;-)
The Professor has done a tremendous amount of serious work in Second Life, and he has authored several articles for us (as well as presentations) sharing his experiences of teaching undergraduate field research courses entirely in Second Life.
It was great when ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 17, 2007 05:09pm
We were a little unsure whether the streaming video would work, but yesterday, Larry Pixel (aka Larry Johnson) gave a presentation on Second Life from the UNESCO eLearning Conference in Barcelona that was streamed live into NMC Campus to Red Rocks Theater in Research Park.
Larry shows the audience one of the Second Health videos
How truly flat-worldish it was to watch my NMC colleague, who lives in Texas, present in Spain, as I viewed it from a hotel room in ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 15, 2007 10:19pm
Just as an update, the news here my have slowed to a trickle due to some Rl travel. I have been teleported (the "grid" - a 747 - was slow, it took 17 hours!) to Australia in RL, for a hectic 3 week speaking tour of the capital cities.
Currently, I am in Melbourne, having a start of the trip in Tasmania, and from here onto Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Darwin, Brisbane, and Sydney again. I hope to try and catch some ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 10, 2007 10:45pm
After collecting a long list of suggestions from our communities for what to include in an Orientation Island experience, we are ready to have some early birds test out NMC Orientation, our new entry in Second Life designed specifically for students and educators. Our use of the Second Life Registration API allows us to have our own web site for creating new accounts and when these new users first log in to Second Life, they will find themselves at the ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 10, 2007 09:47pm
Join us next week as we bring you live video streamed form the UOC UNESCO Chair In eLearning Fourth International Seminar: Web 2.0 And Education, taking place Octover 17-29 in Barcelona, hosted by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).
The International Seminar has been conceived as a framework for dissemination and exchange of knowledge and experiences linked to the relationship between University and Elearning. Its aim is to look deeply into the knowledge and analysis of the main elements and challenges ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 9, 2007 06:55pm
It was last May when we put out a call for people to complete our 42 item survey intended to profile educators involved in Second Life. It took a bit longer than we hoped to compile the results, but we have recently announced them on the NMC web site. The released documents, a summary of the data and appendix with all responses from the open ended items, are released under Creative Commons license.
There is so much to the survey, that ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Oct 5, 2007 09:26am
I Left My Prim... in San Francisco
Originally uploaded by NMC Second Life.
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